1. Arbitrators regard the term "subject to dismissal" as implying that management can implement disciplinary penalties other than discharge. True or False?
2.The monetary value of employee benefits provided by unionized employers exceeds the value of employee benefits provided by nonunion employers. True or False?
3.Employers are not typically concerned about the fair representation issue since the union assumes full liability when it breaches this obligation. True or False?
4.While arbitration has many procedural problems, delay is not one of them, since most arbitration cases are heard within 10 days after the request. True or False?
5. The threat of a strike seems to encourage voluntary settlement efforts at the bargaining table while the availability of interest arbitration may reduce such incentive producing a "chilling effect" on negotiations.True or False?
6. Like the private sector, federal sector labor relations has adopted the exclusive bargaining representation principle. True or False?
7. Wage comparability is a fairly easy concept to apply to set wage rates for different jobs. True or False?
8. Arbitrators often reduce suspensions given to employees, even if other employees have received similar suspensions under identical circumstances. True or False?
9. A major advantage of the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) was that it established the framework for labor relations in the federal government by legislation, instead of by Executive Order. True or False?
10. Like in the private sector, the market economic system controls the price, quality, and availability of most services in the public sector. True or False?